Guernsey- Thriving In The ‘Goldilocks Zone'

IFC Economic Report editor, Ciara Fitzpatrick, spoke to Guernsey Regulator, William Mason about the difficulties for IFCs in keeping up with regulatory changes sweeping the international finance industry and how Guernsey maintains it competitive edge in an ever changing professional landscape.

Keeping ahead of the torrent of international financial regulation flooding the globe in recent years while maintaining a successful financial centre is undoubtedly a complex task.

For Guernsey's Regulator, William Mason, it has entailed creating good quality regulation without overegging it or, in his words, finding the Goldilocks zone of regulation – a regime that is neither too hot, nor too cold but just right.